DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that Israel's aim of eliminating the Palestinian militant group Hamas risked unleashing a decade of war. "I think we're at a point where the Israeli authorities are going to have to define their objective and desired...
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories -- At almost exactly the same time Israeli negotiators pulled out of deadlocked truce talks in Qatar on Saturday, Israeli jets sent a prestige Doha-funded housing development in the Gaza Strip up in smoke. Hamad City is named for the former emir of the Gulf...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian border guards prevented ex-president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country Friday because he planned to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Kyiv's security services said. Poroshenko, in power from 2014 to 2019, had planned a number of high-level meetings...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine launched an enquiry on Sunday into what it said was an "execution" by Russia forces of two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers who had signalled their intention to surrender. Ukrainian officials condemned the reported incident as a "war crime". There was no official reaction from...
MUNICH, Germany - Heavy snowfall brought chaos to parts of southern Germany on Saturday, with air and rail traffic blocked in the Bavarian state capital of Munich. After first suspending flights until noon Saturday (1100 GMT), Munich airport later said it would remain closed until 6:00 am...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's prime minister warned Washington on Saturday against any "attack" on Iraqi territory, after a resumption of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war renewed concerns of a wider conflict. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani made his comment during a phone call made to...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Fifty oil and gas companies representing 40 percent of global production pledged to decarbonise their operations by 2050 at the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Saturday. Saudi giant Aramco and ADNOC of the United Arab Emirates were among 29 national companies...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli air strikes killed four pro-Iran fighters when they hit sites belonging to the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group near Damascus early on Saturday, a war monitor said. The strikes near the Syrian capital came less than 24 hours after the end of a seven-day pause in fighting...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Nearly 120 nations pledged to triple the world's renewable energy within seven years at UN climate talks Saturday as the United States pushed to crank up nuclear capacity and slash methane emissions. (AFP Photo) With smoggy skies in Dubai highlighting the...
The Parañaque city government distributed more than 3,159 notebooks to students at Parañaque Elementary School Central on Thursday, Nov. 30. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the beneficiaries of notebooks were Grades 4, 5 and 6 students from Parañaque Elementary School Central, San...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) confiscated a total of P515,440 worth of illegal drugs from a 26-year-old female suspect in a buy-bust operation in Pasig City. Photo from EPD/MANILA BULLETIN The suspect identified as "Mich" was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 29. She has been tagged as a high-value...
Days before his 46th birthday, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora held on Saturday, Dec. 2, his annual bloodletting program aimed at promoting the positive effects of donating blood and increasing the supply of blood in the city's hospitals. (Photo from San Juan LGU) In celebration of his birthday...
